Good book. I really liked both Jared and Elizabeth. Elizabeth is a violinist who is very involved in her music. She is the oldest child of a single father who lost her mother when Elizabeth was only four. Because she saw how devastated he was at her mother's death, she has refused to allow herself to get emotionally close to anyone. Her father worries that she will be alone for the rest of her life and mentions his worry to one of his patients who just happens to be one of the Matchmaking Mamas. She steps in and engineers a meeting between Elizabeth and Jared, one of her clients for her catering business. Jared has seen how wonderful his parents' marriage is, but believes that it is a very rare occurrence so he doesn't let himself get invested in any relationship. He is bowled over by Elizabeth when he meets her. It isn't just her beauty that draws him but he enjoys her sense of humor also. As they spend time together working on his parents' anniversary party their feelings grow deeper although neither one will admit to it. I loved the way that each of them had a quiet sense of humor that allowed them to tease one another. I could see them just building on each other's quips. I also loved Jared's way of treating Elizabeth as if she were so important even from the beginning. Jared admitted his feelings to himself and was determined to Make Elizabeth see that they belonged together. She on the other hand was so afraid of being hurt by what might happen that she couldn't open herself up to the possibilities. I loved the ending and how romantic it was.

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My name is Susan and I live in Ostfildern, Germany. I have 2 children: Alan, 32 and Beth, 30, and one granddaughter, Evie. My husband and I have been married for 34 years. I worked part-time at Borders Books, which is a dangerous place for a bookaholic to work. It may explain why I have more than 400 books on my TBR bookshelf....
I started reading romance when I was around 12 or 13. I was babysitting for a neighbor who gave me free run of her bookshelves. Most of them were Harlequin Romances. I started out on authors like Margaret Way and Violet Winspear. I also read alot of Barbara Cartland. As I got older I added authors like Bertrice Small and Nora Roberts.
Several years ago I gave the first of Nora Roberts' Three Sisters trilogy to my daughter, as I thought she would enjoy it. Now she is as voracious a romance reader as I am. She is frequently asked "Does your mom know you read that stuff?" to which she replies "Who do you think got me started?!"
I learned awhile ago that I needed to keep track of what I've read and purchased. I now use a program called BookCat to track my books. I also list my books on Goodreads, LibraryThing, and FictionDB.